The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-21

ries, or the prostitution of courts Of
justice. He (Call) had never expressed
an opinion as To how he should vote on
the admission of. Utah. That question
was for future consideration He un-
derstood by the statements of reliable
citizens, Republicans aud Democrats,
that not more than 5 per cent. of the
ip0pula ion of Utah favored polygamy;
and that the young peopleiof the Terri
tory were unanimously opposed to it,
and submitted couscieutiouSly to the
Legislation of Congress The obi 'ction8
of The Senator from Vermont were vain
and IDLE and were unworthy of that
Senator. They were not reasonable as
matter of logic, and were MT true as
a matter of fac.
Stewart was opposed to printin the
mem rial in the Record, as II might
raise faHe hopes in Utah, rs bel < an
expression or the opinlonsthar It's ad-
mission as a State was possible at
present He feared very much that
Titan was not in co2ditlon to become
a state She was governed by close
corporation hierarchy; and he did not
| believe there was such thing as free
| dom IN Utah. Free schools, as under
stood elsewhere, did not exist there.
Everything was suoserv ent to the
political organization, known as
| the MormoH church 1t was
impossible for thu United States
cltrzns to live in ny, part OF" U tab out
side of towns whe.e tneIe was 10 mill
| tary protection. Various modes which
the Mormons had of Kidding themselves
of Gentiles were cruel, unheard of, un-
reasonable, the details of which he
would not relate at present. He would
be sorry to see vote given in the Senate
that would favor the admiss on of Utah
as State, until more people we're
ready and prepared to establish
government where citizens OF
all denominations might reside in
want to see Utah admitted with the
weak promise that she would abolish
the organization which governed Nor
mons tn a rod OF IRON, and exclude
other citizens living among them. He
would think it great calamity to have
these people put in position where
they could change their Constitution at
will, and peIpetuate an organization
hostile to liberty, and founded on a
pretended religious hierarchy.
Platt argued that there was no more |
reason why a memorial of self-con- |
stituted C invention should be printed III |
the Record than the memorial of any |
citizen or any number of citizens.
Paddock denied that Tue memorial |
represented the wishes of 200 COO people. |
The whole population OF Utah was only |
200 600, of which about 10000 were |
Mormon. AS to the statement that not |
more than par cent of the MorWons |
were polygRmistS he asserted hat they |
were all polygamiStS. so ia as an en-
dOrscmenf of The doc Irine is CO .cerned, |
Q I'D the belief thai IL was divine rev
elation.
Call stated that the memorial, having !
been read by him it would ne essariIy
be printed in the r. cord; as he did not
desire to provoke any further |
contention in the matter, he Withdrew
hi resolution.
Blair moved that the Senate proceed |
to thu consideration of the educational |
bill. Agreed to-yeas SO, nays l5. The
ray vote was as follows: Bot, Beck, |
Butler CockrelI. Coke, Faulkner, Cor I
man, Gray, Harris Hawlev, Hearst,
Morgan, Reagan, Salisbury, Vest-15.
Butler offered a resolution for the ap-
pointment of select committee OF five
to inquire into the relations of the five |
civilized tribes of Indians, and whether !
it is desirable and advisable to give cit
izenship to members of the tribes.
Teller objected to immediate consid- |
Grafton of the resolution, and it was
ordered to lie on the table.
A resolution to authorize the COM
mittee on Indian trades to continue the
Investigation besu N last Congress, was
reported back and adopted. After
Dr,-, executive session. the Senate ad-
journed.
Senator Quay introduced bill to iti-
crease to $72 per month the pensions
OF those who DoV received $50 |
per month, under the law granting
pensions to soldiers and sailors of the
late wsr who are totally disabled.
Senator Plumb introdvced a bill to |
grant one months extra pay for each
year of enlistment to all officers of the
volunteer army in the lac war, who
served the full term of the enlistment,
and was honorabiy discharged.
Senator Blair introduced a bill de-
claring that the act of June 4, 1880, rela-
tive to pensions, sh Ii be construed SO
as to include all officers and enlisted
men in the army, their widows and
minor children.
An amendment to Callom's postsI
telegraph bill was proposed by Senator
George, to-day. 1t provides for the
construction of telegraph line fsom
Atlanta, Georgia, TO Ell Paso, Texassv a
Birmingham, Alabama; Meridian,
Jackson and Vicksburg. Mississippi;
Monroe and Shreport, Louisiana; and
Marshall. Dallas and Fort Worth,
Texas.
HOUSE.